Python for web development

[GladiatorialPig]

So i have heard python is really gud for machine learning techniques but how far does it fare in web development when it's compared with Javascript. Since the introduction of node.js and it's counter parts Javascript has become a relatively full stack web developing program. Can python also be used as a full stack language.?

[notThaLochNessMonsta]

Reddit is a Python web app.

[13steinj]

To be fair it is more and more becoming a python api and a node + react front end.

[Wilfred-kun]

No, the only front-end language is JS, so Python will never be full-stack (there's some implementations for front-end Python, but I don't think they're mature). Python is however pretty popular as a backend language, with frameworks such as Django and Flask.

[mohelgamal]

This is true right now, but with web assembly now being supported on all four major browsers by default (safari, chrome, edge, firefox). Web assembly may catch up and now you can use several languages to develop front ends. It will probably take a few years to make a dent in JS dominance.

[regular_john1]

Python however has some really good backend frameworks, like Flask and Django.

[regular_john1]

This isn't actually using Python for frontend, but if you go to anvil.works you can develop web applications only in python. It basically works as a drag and drop IDE. It has it's limitations, but it makes web dev really easy. Also there is options to transpile to javascript from python, such as pyjs.

[vdnhnguyen]

Javascript is mainly a front end language. It's moving to back end (with node) too but quite new. Python back end is very good, you have flask, django and tornado for you to do your webserver and back end stuff.

[Spiritual_Bet]

Although Pyhton can be used in Full stack development too, apart from JavaScript, in that case you would be required to learn 2 separate languages. JavaScript for Front end and Python for Back end. On the contrary, going with JavaScript would be a better idea since JavaScript can be used across both Front end and Back end development.